Threshing-machine for standing grain.



E. a. & N. H. SOOY. IHRESHING MACHINE FOR STANDING GRAIN.

APPLICATION FILED 1113.18, 1913 1, 1 03,324, Patented July 14, 1914.

E. G. a: N. H. SOOY. THBESHING moms ron s'rnunme GRAIN.

AYPLIOATIOI FILED 1113.18, 1913.

Patented July 14, 191i E. G. & N H. SOOY. THRESHJNG MACHINE FOR STANDING GRAIN APPLICATION FILED FEB.18,1913.

Patented July 14, 1914.

4 SHEETS-8HEET 3.

lozfnessex to remove the heads with the expenditure of less power than- UNITED. STATES PAgENT OFFICE;

EPHRAIM C.SOOY AND NORMAN H. SOOY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

THRESHING-MACHINE Application filed February lie it known that we, llrnnaut Soot and Xoluux ll. h'oo'r. eitizensof the United States of .-\meriea. residing at Kansas-City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in 'lhreshbig-Machines for Standing (train; and we. do hereby declare that the follmving is a full. eleauaml exaet description of the invention, such as will en- 1 able others to make and use the same. reference being had to the aeeom mnving drawlugs; forming a part of this SPtAJlllttltlOll.

()nr invention relates to threshing, ma-

chines which are'e'mplo ed to se 'iarate-the llttlt-lS of the grain from the sta ulingsh lks,- when the machine is advanced toward thegi-ain in the field, and in which the kernels are separated from the llttltlfiiftlltl then delivered to asack in si'ieeessive operations;

lhe ob ects ol our inventidn are: 1* rst: from the standing gram hitherto required, and at the same time preventclogging of the threshing mechanism. Second, to ren'iove the glumesor gra n husks f|-oni the'grain. following the separation of .condit-ion.

the heads from the stalkspand thirthto seour the grainfrem the heads, so that the removal of the pods are thm'onghly accomplished and the The invention eonsists'in the novel construct ion and combination of parts, such as will be first "fullv described. and then spe- 't-ilieally pointed out in the elaims.

In the drawings: l i-fi'ure i. is a-side elevation of our improved Iltitt'llillt; with the side of the elevator easing broken-away, to show the grain elevator! Fig. 2. view of the, machine aportion of the cylindrieal easing for the threshing=deviee being broln'nairav. of the easia; For the grain-scouring devices. Fig 3. is a transverse. vertical, sectional; view of the machine, taken on the line :r-.'w. on l"i;1. longitudinal view of the main portion of the maehine, taken on the. line 3 3 on Fig. Fig. is a detail view; in elevation, of the derrick- .heams, grain-elevator easing, showing the elbow. a portion of the discharge conduit and suetion fan-easing-and-operat-ive eonneetions, on the. left-hand side of the carriage frame.

Similar numerals 'of reference indicate Specification of Letters Patent.

grain delivered in a clean is a plan and also a portion of the top' Fig. l isna vertical, sectionai FOR STANDING GRAIN.

Patented July 14., 1914.

18,1913. Serial No. 149.195.

corresponding parts in all the figures of the d ra wings. i I The various mechanisms for the threshing, elevating and the scouring of the grain, and the motive power is supported upon a carriage, the frame of which is composed of the outer. longitudmalty-extended channel site distance apart, and also parallelfwith each otherj; Portions of the rear ends of these beams are bent at 10*, and extended at an angle to the fOl'Wtllt'l portions of the beams 'inwa rdl v; bent at. It) and extended in parallel lines, and these latter parts connected by means of a transverse beam 12. the ends of which are flanged and bolted to the inner surfaces thereof.

ing upwardly through the beam 12. at. a point, equi-distantffrom the ends of said beam, the upper portion of the pivot post being reduced in circumference;{and upon the upper end-thereof is an ordinary worm wheel 16. -The rotation of this wheetis upon the rear end of which is an endless .worm' lfi, engaging with the. worm \vheelvlti. 'lhe forward end of the-shaft IT extends through the journal bearing 19. upon the upper endof a standard 20, which standard is secured tothe upper surface of a transww-me beam 21, secured: at it's ends to the --inner surfaces of the portions of the channel beam immediately in rear- 0f the angles ttpper surface otwhieh beam is horizontal -\\"itli the upper snrfaees of the channel beams 10. Upon the extreme end of shaft 17 and adjacent the outer end of the journal box 19-, a hand orsteering wheel '22, whereby the tion. 7 v w t. "l'|-\e main body of theearriage iriuhe is supported h the traction wheels 24, arranged in. position adjaeentuthe inner surfaees'of the beams IO-and mounted upon a transverse. rotary shaft or axle the ends v ofrwhieh-shatter axle are journaled in the fares of the channel" beams equidistant from the tion 10*;tifs'ai beams and the forward ends of saidbeamr -hars 2i'.-of the hangers 26,-are made-"of considerable length, and

10, at points angular or bent porbeams 10. 10, whieh are arranged the requi- At the rear end of the main frame is swivel wheel 14. the pivot- .post- 15 extend shaft hangers 26 .'scenred 'to the outer stir;

a short distance, and thence,

etlee'ted by means of a horizontalshaft 17,

formed in said beams at the points 10, the

swivel wheel is turned in the desired direc-- connect the journal bearing with the crossbar 28, at the upper ends of the arms, the said bar being bolted to t-g, beams 10, at 29, the lower flange of thee annelbeams 10 being cut away for-the pur ol 'These hangerselevate the carriage f iame to a considerable height above the line of the shaft or axle 25, while preserving the horizontal plane of the carriage frame upon the swivel wheel 151 t v.

v Upon theshaft 25, close in position to' the inner-surfaces of the traction wheels24, are mounted for rotation with said the large gear wheels 30. I V 31 indicates a transverse connecting channel beam, which conneets'the'two beams" 10, of the carriage frame witheach other, the ends of which beam are secured-to-theinner surfaces of the beams 10 nit-points forward at; theangular, bent portions 1Q,0f said beg ns, and amoroximately intermediate saidbent portions-end the point of connectionof the hangers 36, for the shaft'or axle'25 with lVith'the lower, forwardportion-of the transt'erse beam 21, supporting the steering wheel, is connected the upper-end of a ver-..

tical supporting-pla te32,the lower endsof whieh plate extends downwardly tour; position in line hoiizontallywith the lower snr face of the shaft or axle,25,- and w'itlr, said end eonnerted rigidly the rear .endmf a horizontal platform 33, thojorwardend of which platform extends forwardly-.ben'eathf the shaft or axle 25, to a posit-ion p. eonsid erahle distance forwardof the line. of said shaft, and is supported by. the dependi g bars- 34, having bent-,angle-portions bolt to the lower surfaee' of the trans 'ersebeam face of the platform 5-53, at their lower ends. 35 indicates an independent, rotary shaft,

- which extends transversely to the carriage frame, arid "located above the forward end-p'm'timr'of the platform 33,1and islsnp ported or journaled in the upper .ends of the standards 36, secured to the upper stlrfaoe of said platform. The ends ofshaft 35 ex;

tend to a position opposite the ar' wheels 30,6:1' the shaft or axle 2 5 -a' 'n upon said ends are the spur-gc'ar37; which mesh with said -wheels 30;: Upon the'sh'a'ft 35, "inter-1. mediate itsends is-a bevel 'gear 'wheel 38,

Extending at right anglcs'to the shaft 35,, i

and in rear thereof,- is shaft $9, short length, and which is jonrnaled in the upper upon the other end of shaft 39 is a, bevelgear wheel 42, forthe purpose furthepexrl plained. i 3,

The motive power for the propulsioii 'ofi the carriage and the operation of the grain threshing grain elevating and grain scouring mechanisms consist of the duplex motors 4 and H. which are mounted upon the rear porti n of" the platform 33, at a point a short distance forward of the support 32, for said platform. The main shaft, 45,-- driren by the motors, extends transversely thereto and the platform 33, the end of the shaft in the direetion of theright-hand side of the machine snp un-ting a balance wl'leel 46; and uponthe end of'the shaft, in'the direction. of the left-hand side of tho-ma chine are mounted the sprocket wheels 47 and 48'the former wheel 47. being larger in 30 circumference thin the wheel 48.

l pmi' the right-hand side of the carriage. frame are the derrick beams 49 and 50, the lower end of beam 49 being bolted at 51, tothe (aiter surfaeeand forward end o beam 10, and the lower end of beam fiO-bolted at'5'2, to the same side ofheam 10, eta point a. short distanee in rear of t-hepoint of (7on n'e'etion of the ends of beam 31' with beam 10; The upper ends of'beams'; 49' and-50 are 'incl'ined'toward each other, the upper end of beam 49 being beveled, and a seenring'bolt, 53 extended diagonally through said ends. a a. f Upcn thefileft-handside of the. machine 5 are the derrick beams 54 and 55, their lower ends being bolted to the outer snrfaceof beam 10, atth e"rear'end and also atjl- "oihtin rear of: the point of' c mb m I v ,31, ee -described of beam fi r r y .The ripper ends of the beams 5t andzfio;

extend upwardly the sameidistence as 49 and 50, the upper ends being se'erired v together biv thef-holt,"56. 31, 'at'theirnpper ends, and to the upper sur-I.

i 57 indit'htes a slim; band wheel on 'sha'ft'z da 35, orer-which extends a (main-58, whichehain a'lso-extendsfto and over the sprocket/- whelag; onthe motor-Shaft 45, whereby! 'the power for n uring thecarriage-is' trans y uiitted from 'the" motors 43 .andfl, to the no;

shaf and-from thence to'the gear wheels 7 -3 (in shaft- 25, and-also to the tractioriifi whee 2h ns la fl e i m consists of'a I mounted atgits '116 ,eiids iirthe journal boxes'61 and 62, located The threshing "mocha transverse, rotary shaft :up'on: thej pper surfaces o the beams',-10,- "at isoimm short distance in rear oftheifo'r-H-p' ward ends of said. beams-.1 Theend. 0

ward'ly from the line -o f t.he,outer silr ac.eo f beam 16, upon said side of the carriage, and- "ooh raid endis a smmli sprocket wheel 63= ZUpo shaftfl), a slight. 'distanee" outwardly 136 from the'line ofi'the ontersiirfaee of journal box 61, isa small sproeketwh'eel Q4, for, the purpose further g sc'ribed'. 1199s they shaft 60, at a point. (UidlStflhtjfldlTlf-lh end portions within the journal'gbokcsg'fil ls'q the, shaft 60, on the right'hand side ofth ear- 1 20 Iriage', extends a eonsiderahle.distance-outend of the standardj40, which-standard is secured tothe upperfsurfa'ce of the'platfo'rin' andGQ, ix seeured rigidly a. eireular .-tlat pal'iition plate (33. l pon the shaft (30. at.

.|)(Hli;-; a h rt distanee inwardly from the lines o the inner surfaces of the journal lJoXes (31 and (3'1. are mounted fixedly the eireular huls tit and (17 (see Figs. 2 and -5 Yltlli thes huhs. extend radially the series f anus (1S and (it respeetively. These a runs eonsist. of tlat plates. or fan-hlades. integralljt' eonneetei with the hnhs at their inner nds. and their outer eiulxturned at ohlique auglewto the axis of shaft (i thus form ing: tan-hlades, the position of eaeh hlai de hein' sueh as to throw the air and also tile eh al eutwardlv from the ends of the easing. when the hhtdes meet the air, by impact and .in the rotation of shaft till.

'ith the upper portions and outer ends of the arms on fan blades 68 and 9 are seeured theouter tlltl:-'. of the threshing and heating plates or blades it). The outer surfaees ill". of the plate 70 e\leud from the ll per end of one tan hlade GS diag nally to the shatt 0H and to the adjaeeut surface of tilt plate (1.3. and the r inner ends are heat at right angles and seeured to the H) as to ohtain nut onl a su tion on the air to draw inwardly upon the heads of grain hut. a herr hlon upon the heads of the grain. j

l"..\'tendin;1' around the reroluhle blade 70 -=\'ard of shaft ill with the outer eti -es it l the threshing blades 70..

.'|'hr side plate of easin; it extends downwardlt a eonsidel'ahle distanee below the eirenlar line of the pl:tte to turn! tl ltttltiilt e T2. heueath the easingand in eoinluunieation therewith. lo the. f rward portion of the side o-t' the easing Tl. front-a point a short distanee helow a line extending tl'2tll.\\'(l$tl upon the upper sur t'ares: and forward ends of heanis lt i: a tiu-tusrerse opening 73%. for the reeeption of the heads of the grain.

n -wlneh a eo'ntaet with the outer edges it) ol' the blades 70, is made with the longitudivnal edge of said opening, as seen in Fig.

l. and at the proper distaheefrom the said edge. soas to enahl eo-aetion with said edge of the respeetire hladesi't), and remove the grain front the heads, on their presentation to the opening 75;. A longitudinal portion of the using or plate whieh towns the upper portion of the opening 73, is bent outwardly l the elevator l res ieetne tD'VHhHL surfaces of Sttltl date I easetlt.

a short distance, as at 75.

76 and 77 indicate the ends of the asing, the end 7t at the end of the receptacle 72,

upon the left-hand side of the earrtage, sa'd end ha\ tug eireular opening Th'qlraw'n upoii' the axial line of shaft (30, and extendiin radiall to the line of the outer ends of tho .hlades 18 and U9. The lower portion of the end 7 ot' the easing ahure the reee )taelc 7;, and also the sides of the l'tttptat'l t. 72. are extended outwardly to a point a short distanee oinwardla' f ont the vertical line of NHL: end. to lorin an luelosed conduit :9, the uter end ol said conduitheilw eonnectod with the op ning 80 in the atjaeent side portion and lower end of an elevator easing 3G or box 31.

Within the reeelltaele 72 is a longitudinal eouveyer sha [t 82 one end of whieh shaft extends through the portion of the end-plate T7. to the reeeptaele 7;. and is the l wer end of a shall hanger Rt. seeured at its upper end to the lower surlaee of heaut i on the lett-hand side of the eartiage. The other end of shaft extends" through the e nduit easing: H1. and a slightdistanee heyund the line of the outer surt'aee of said easing. and upon said end oi. the shaft is a sprorltet wheel 85. Orer the sproeltet wheelxtended an end e s spreelcet ehain till,

\illltll is ill:t! extended upwardly over the hroeket wheel (32). n the shaft til Upon shaft 823. within the lower end of the elevator easing 31. is a hand wheel ST. The

upper nd of the eleratiu--easin; extends upwardly and is inelined re:n'\\ardl to a position near the line of t upper surface and end of the derriek beam 5. on the lower surl'aee of whieh upper end of the heain is helt'ed a hox SN. in whieh is seenred l a stud shaft St. the other end 05' whi h sha'l't extends threLgh the adjarent side and upper end of the em| 'e \'e2' easing $1. .and within said easing and upon said end (it the shaft is a han'd wh el Eh" I a belt, til. the other end of whieh heh 1- tends overv the hand uheel i. on the shalt S lt in the lower end ol' the e n\'e \'er raring. Upon the outer ur't'aee ol' the helt -or hand ill are the eletator hueltet gtli arranged up said hel at proper distant-es apart. d il l he radar eonveyer shaft 3 is a worm lllaih. 1 3. t'XLeInling around said shaft and ler ninatiue adiaeent the opening 0, in the lhwer end of the easin; S1.

The giu-ziie e uzriiig nieehanisln (uni lb of a-eireular ease l the top 95 heing e'rne shaped and (Xit'll\.i. 1 up\\"ardl l'romfthe The ease 1-H is erahle distantahore the shaft or axle and in rear of the upper portion of the easin; 71-, f r the threshing :net hauhau. The. hottmnjli. of the ease 94, is alsoeo essl aped and is provided with a circular op wing 98- 3 journaled in 355 i and thiough the outer side of 9.;

lUt r.t'l mounted n 3' "said shalt. ()\'er the hand wheel t ll extends' pesiti ned a eonsid- 1i and'extcnding (it nwardly froin the sides of tion pipe 120, thence through the fan case said opening is collar andthe opening 98 is secured rigidly a. vertical shaft bearing 100, in which is ournaled a rotary shaft 1.01, n on the lower end of which shaft is a here -gear wheel 10' tion fan 127.

which is in mesh with the herel gear wheel collar 99, within which 122, and is jonrnaled at said end in the jqurl nal box 126, out-he outer surface and 11 per end portion of the derrick beam 50. pon the'shaft 1%, within the fan case is a tsuc- With the lower portion of the fan case is vonuerted a discharge spout 128,.

42, on the shaft 39, on the. htandard 40, on for the ehall'.

Upon the outer end of the shaft 124, which platform 33.

Upon th s. upper end of shaft 101, within l extends past the journal lmX 196, is the case 94. is fixedly connected a eap plate sproeket wheel 125). over whieh passes an 103, upon the lower surfaee of whieh plate is l endless sprtrket ehain 1 30. which extends a socket 104, which receives the upper end of shaft 101, and rotates up n. thehearing 98. To the upper surface of the rap plate. 103 is seeured the cone-sliaped plate [05, with the lower edge portion ol which plate is integrally connected the inner ends of the. riddle lNtI'S 106, which radiate outwardlv and are spaced a short distance. apart from each other, the outer ends of said liars heing hent upwardly at 107.

'Aspider 109 is (:onneeted *with the inner surface and upper portion ofrase 94, with the inner ends of w'hieh spider are eonueeted a collar 1'10, from thelower edge. ofwhieh collar extends dmvnwarally an. outwardlvflaring. Circular plate l l l frtun lhe. lower edge portion of whieh plate extend radially the riddle bars 111, whieh liar. arelm'ated -a shorfidistanee ahore the riddle hars ltltil the outer ends heiugfhent. upwardly and in elined (-mtwardly at 115, corresponding to tile bars 106.,

in the cone-shaped top plate' 95, of the the upwardly-bentportion 107. of the rid? case 94, at an angle. tolhe eollar l 10, supj porting the ridd e. liars ll-'l is an opening l v 116, through whieh extends the inner end' hi 3. grainconducting spout Hi", the extreme inner end of the spout 118 being heat at an angle to the spout andinserled within the (collar ltd-supporting the riddles l M.

- The outer end of the spout.- ll'T extends to a position l-ieneath the lower surfaee and upper end o'f the rtinre 'erfihua- .Ql, and is pro vidcd with an ellmu 118, whi h ronneets' said spout-with. said eonreyer ease at a pond a short distance wheel 90.

W'ith the top plate 95, the. case tl-t, at a point .in rear of vertical line passing through the ca e at and shaft 1.01 is-eonnected the inner end of'an air suction pipe 120, which extends upwardly a short dis- ,helow the line of the. hand tanee and'is bent zit-121, at right angles and extended int-he direction of the upper endportions of the derrick heams' tt), and fit), and upon the end of "said pipe is a suction fan case-122.

124 indicates a pow er shaft, which is oni:

died at one end-m the journal hos 125, on the upperend-portion of thederriclt beam '55, the -'other 'endof which'sha'ft extendsthrough the angular portion 121, of the suc- Uponthe rotary shaft the-main dririn; shaft 45, of the luotRAs 43" and 4t the case 9]. 15 provided with a discharge The lower or bottom plate I. 7, of" I 86 spout 1 13. as seen in Figs. 1 and -l. the lower: I

end of tlre spout beingcontracted in width,

to form a nerk I34. heneath whiehneck is plareil on platform 21 a grain-sack. 136, for reeelrmg the. cleaned grain. in the. h'i-ittoin plate $l7, of the ease 94, he-..

neath the liiie of the'lower riddle liars 106,

and in the side of'said plate 97 toward the. l'l !lIl-lltlll(l side ofthe.eai'riagm'are a ser es of opeulngs 137, for the aduussion of air and which is drawn upwardly through the being slightly :accelerate .rase h v the suction l'an 127.

Tn operation the machine .is arranged inv the lield with th opening inthe ease 7] inelosing the threshing plates 70. in the di:

r elion l the heads f the standing! grain.

Power from the motors. -13 and 44 is com iuuuieated' to llt i olor-driven shaft 45,

l'lu'n t' to the'shal't o'r axle 33, upon which the raetion wheels 24 are mounted. and themarhiue is advanced (in the field at the ro er degrees of speed. the direction. of.

tlirertion quit-kl :u-eoinpllshed in the operati n of the hand wheel and thenmove meal of the wivel 'wheel ['1 controlled thereadvanecd' opera ti ng the suction fan [27. this power also heing transmitted from the hand wheel 12 on the end of said shaft. to the endless hand 1 30, thence to the hand wheel ,(34, on the shaft (it),

,120 in the threshing; ease. -7l,:and carrying the Y threshing plates 70, thence from the band.

iw wfl i3, on endof sa-i d shaft, to the endless sprocket chain 86, thence .to thesprocket wheel-; on shaft. 83, carrying the conveyor \vorni 93J'and also communicatingrotary motion. to the-hand wheel 87,,aelfuating the i buckets 92}. the mi -reme'nt I over.- that cont -68 and (i9, and the header bars 70.

municated from the motor to the shaft- 33. This slower movement communicated to shaft 35 is transmitted through the evel gear 38, on said shaft to shaft 39, On standard 40, through the bevel gear :41, and from bevel gear $2, on shaft :35), to the bevel gear 102. on the shaft 101 operating the movable riddle bars 106.

'lhe'headsof grain are drawn within the opening 73, by the combined suction of the fan blades ()8 and (if), the rotary action of the bars 70 on the air aml in the pathof the said bars Tl). and the heads are sucked inwardly within the casing 71, aml downwardly upon the lower edge H, of the Opening 73, the bars 70 beating the grain from the heads by a shear movement, and the chaff is blown out of the case by the combincd outward blast action of the fan blades The grain falls into the receptacle 72, and the worm 93 in the rotation of shaft carry the grain to 'end off the elevator casing 81, the buckets scooping the grain therein and delivering said grain to the conveying spout 117, from which the grain falls on the eone-shaped plate 105, throu h the rid dle'bars into the bag 186. Should any heads containing grain be cut off by the beater bars, they will be carried along with the grain and dumped as before, into the spout, and thence into the scourer case upon the riddle bars, and in the centrifugal movement of the riddle bars 106 and between said bars and the upper riddle bars the. grain heads are rubbed and scoured, releasin the grain from the pods, and the grain fa ls through the riddle bars upon the bottom plate 97, of the. case 94, thence through the ClLUtQl33 tothe grain bag 186, upon the" platform 33. At the same time, the suction fan 127- draws the air through the openings 137, in the bottom plate 97, of the case 94, through the riddle bars 106, 114, which pass up-.

wa-rdly in the suction pipe 120, through the fan case, and are discha'rgedthrou h the pipe 128, to the ground. The division of the threshercasing into separate chambers, which follows in the employment. of partition plate (35, divides the air-s tion so that the air will be forced in opposite directions;

also, enables the action of the beater blades to act uniformly upon the quantity of grain presented. without reaction upon the power tlllbilllltttl from shaft 33.

The invention is applicable to the thresh' in; and scouring of various kinds of grain. especially wheat, and which is superior to the ordinary header, my invention delivering its grain in a commercially clean conditien.

Various changes in the construction of the parts of the machine may be made, and such inmlilications employed as are within the scope of the appended claims.

Having fully described our invention, what we now claim as new and desire to seeure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a. grain thresher for standing grain, a case having an opening in its side to receive the heads of standin" grain, and discharge openings in the ends of said casing, and combined rotary grainthreshing and air sugtion and blasting devices co-a ctin to draw the heads of grain within the $110 of the casing and blast the chaff thr ugh the openings in the ends of the. casing.

2. In agrain tliresher, the i' -ombination with a rotary shaft and the grain threshers,

of radial air suction and blast fan blades on said shaft supporting said threshers and argrain threshing plates, and radial air-blast-- ing blades upon said shattsnpportrng said plates and inclined .at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.

4. In a grain thresher, the combination with a, casing, having an opening in its side to receive the heads of the grain, and openings in the end or ends for the discharge of the chati', of a rotary shaft within said case, radial fan blades on said shaft inclined at an angle to the longitudinal axis thereof.

and heater bars on said blades movable past the lower edge of said opening in the side ofthe ease and at an angle thereto.

EPHRAIM C. SOOY. NORMAN IL SOOY. Witnesses:

ROBERT O. MCLIN, ANNIE L. GREEK. 

